MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY To: The Members of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Dear Member, You are requested to attend the Annual Meeting of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to be held on Friday, 24th May, 2019 at 1.00 pm in the Authority Chamber - No.1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP. If you have any queries regarding this meeting, please contact Trudy Bedford on telephone number (0151) 330 1330. Yours faithfully Chief Executive WEBCASTING NOTICE This meeting will be filmed by the Combined Authority for live and/or subsequent broadcast on the Combined Authority’s website. The whole of the meeting will be filmed, except where there are confidential or exempt items. If you make a representation to the meeting you will be deemed to have consented to being filmed. By entering the body of the Chamber you are also consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting and/or training purposes. If you do not wish to have your image captured or if you have any queries regarding the webcasting of the meeting please contact the Democratic Services Officer on the above number or email [email protected] You should be aware that the Combined Authority is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act. Data collected during this webcast will be retained in accordance with the Combined Authority’s published policy. (Established pursuant to section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 as the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority) LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY AGENDA 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION METRO MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES To receive updates from the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor. 4. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LCR COMBINED AUTHORITY HELD ON 12 APRIL 2019 (Pages 1 - 12) 5. CONSTITUTION UPDATE To consider the report of the Monitoring Officer. (Pages 13 - 246) 6. COMBINED AUTHORITY NOMINATIONS 2019-20 To consider the report of the Chief Executive. (Pages 247 - 254) 7. APPOINTMENTS TO COMBINED AUTHORITY COMMITTEES 2019-20 To consider the report of the Chief Executive. (Pages 255 - 260) 8. APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS 2019-20 To consider the report of the Chief Executive. (Pages 261 - 268) 9. END OF YEAR REVIEW OF THE COMBINED AUTHORITY 2018/19 This report will provide a summary of some of the key achievements of the Combined Authority during 2018/19. (Pages 269 - 282) 10. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Members of the public will be given the opportunity to ask questions which have been submitted in accordance with Meetings Standing Orders No. 11. A period of 30 minutes will be allocated for this item. Copies of valid questions will be circulated at the meeting. Members of the public who wish to submit questions are asked to contact Democratic Services either by: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0151 330 1330 In writing: Democratic Services, Merseytravel, PO Box 1976, No. 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP. A proforma will be supplied for the submission of public questions which for this meeting must be returned by 5.00pm on Monday 20 May 2019. 11. PETITIONS AND STATEMENTS Members of the public who wish to submit a single position or statement in accordance with Meetings Standing Orders No. 11 are asked to contact Democratic Services either by: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0151 330 1330 In writing: Democratic Services, Merseytravel, PO Box 1976, No. 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP. The single petition or statement for this meeting must be returned by 5.00pm on Monday 20 May 2019. This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 4 LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY PUBLICATION: 12 APRIL 2019 DEADLINE FOR CALL-IN: 19 APRIL 2019 FOLLOWING THE CALL-IN PERIOD, DECISIONS INCLUDED IN THESE MINUTES MAY THEN BE IMPLEMENTED WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO A CALL-IN. * DENOTES KEY DECISION At a meeting of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority held in the Authority Chamber - No.1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP on Friday, 12th April, 2019 the following Members were P r e s e n t: Metro Mayor S Rotheram Chairperson of the Combined Authority (in the Chair) Mayor J Anderson OBE, Councillor D Long, Councillor P Davies, Councillor G Morgan, Councillor R Polhill, Councillor J Fairclough (for Councillor I Maher), Councillor T O‟Neill, Councillor L Robinson and Rt Hon J Kennedy. Deputy Portfolio Holders Councillor L Robertson-Collins (Education, Employment, Apprenticeships and Skills), Councillor P Sinnott (Public Service Reform and Further Devolution) and Councillor C Thomas (Policy Resources, Strategy and Delivery). Mayoral Advisors Kate Farrell (Homelessness) and Rev Canon Dr E Loudon (Community and Voluntary Sector). 160. MINUTES SILENCE Prior to the start of the meeting, the Metro Mayor referred to the terrorist attacks in New Zealand and that Monday 15 April would also mark 30 years since the Hillsborough disaster. The Combined Authority stood for a minute‟s silence as a mark of respect. 161. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Mr A Hamid MBE, Councillor I Maher, Councillor I Moran (Associate Member), Councillor K Groucutt (Deputy Portfolio Holder: Inclusive Growth, Economic Development, Digital and Innovation), Councillor T Hardy (Deputy Portfolio Holder: Housing and Spatial Planning), Councillor N Nicholas (Deputy Portfolio Holder: Transport and Air Quality), Councillor S Powell (Deputy Portfolio Holder: Culture, Tourism & Visitor Economy), Councillor G Wood Page 1 (Deputy Portfolio Holder: Energy and Renewables), Professor Dame Janet Beer (Mayoral Advisor: Higher Education), Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE (Mayoral Advisor: Natural Environment), Barbara Spicer (Mayoral Advisor: Social Housing Growth), Sara Wilde-McKeown (Mayoral Advisor: Visitor Economy) and Lynn Collins (Chair of FASJAB). 162. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was reported that no Declarations of Interest had been received. 163. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LCR COMBINED AUTHORITY HELD ON 8 MARCH 2019 RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2019 be approved as a correct record. 164. LIVERPOOL CITY REGION METRO MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES Metro Mayor S Rotheram referred to Monday 15 April 2019 being the 30 years since the Hillsborough disaster. He reiterated that the Combined Authority, the Mayor and Leaders from across the City Region maintained their support for the families of the beavered and the survivors. Metro Mayor S Rotheram reflected on how climate change was one of the biggest threats facing society and required serious and bold action. He recognised that there was always more to achieve in respect of climate change, however, he highlighted that the City Region had an excellent track record on delivering on green issues. In particular, highlighting how, the City Region‟s low carbon economy was one of the biggest success stories and was worth £2billion a year to the city region and employed 22,000 people. Metro Mayor S Rotheram advised that he had published an open letter which set out the comprehensive action being taken as a Combined Authority, which included setting an ambition to be Zero Carbon by 2040, a £10m Green Investment Fund would be launched to investigate how to harness the tidal power of the Mersey in which to create green electricity. The Metro Mayor explained how the Combined Authority were working to tackle air quality issues by developing an integrated public transport system, investing £460m in a new publicly owned train fleet, a 600km walking and cycling network and trailing zero emission hydrogen buses. He emphasised that how concerted action was required from central government to tackle the environmental challenges, including greater investment in low carbon energy generation, investment in public transport in the North and scrappage schemes for older, more polluting cars. Metro Mayor S Rotheram advised Members that the LCR Combined Authority had been successful in its bid for £7.5million to improve five train stations across the City Region, through the national Access for All scheme. He informed the LCR Combined Authority that a report would be brought to a future meeting seeking approval to match fund the bid from the Strategic Investment Fund. He further advised that bids to fit lifts at Birkenhead Park, Broadgreen, Hillside, Hunts Cross and St Michaels train stations had been successful and a new lift for the Northern line platform at Liverpool Central station had also been confirmed. Page 2 He reflected on how this investment was an important step in making the rail network across the City Region the most accessible in the country. The Metro Mayor explained how the public transport network was a lifeline for many people and yet too often those with disabilities were excluded from accessing it due to outdated infrastructure. He advised that modifying the train stations in the city region to improve accessibility would have a huge impact on the lives of passengers who were wheelchair uses, had reduced mobility of were travelling with prams or buggies. He reported on how the funding demonstrated built on the Combined Authority‟s record of fighting for an accessible network, which included investing £460m in new and accessible trains and platform upgrade works to ensure all stations would support level access by 2020. Metro Mayor S Rotheram reported that along with Mayor J Anderson MBE, Cllr Sean Donnelly and Councillor Sue Murphy had attended MIPIM to showcase the Liverpool City Region to an international audience. He reported that whilst he was there, he had announced a Commission, which would be chaired by Denise Barret-Baxendale, to develop proposals for a new station which would be required for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail. He advised the Combined Authority that his ambition for the station was for it to be a destination, a scheme with architectural with retail and office space.